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Tesla in general looks like a big mistake to me. Whatever good things Tesla has seen so far is probably because Musk's own personality and PR rather than the ac

by tn13 11y ago

Tesla in general looks like a big mistake to me. Whatever good things Tesla has seen so far is probably because Musk's own personality and PR rather than the actual performance of the car itself.

peeters 11y ago
Why do you say that? I mean every single review I saw of the Model S was fairly deliberate about praising the performance of the car. What's the counter point to that?
vajrabum 11y ago
Have you ridden in one? The performance is ridiculous, to the point of being scary.
njharman 11y ago
What kind of performance? Consumer Reports rated so highly they had to redo their test (it got over 100%). It's acceleration is near supercar territory or just "really fucking fast" with out ludicris. 98% of owners said they'd buy again. Compared to super cars and high end sports cars it's corning sucks. But, 1)remember S is a 4 door sedan not a sports car 2) like to see any electric car with more than 40mi range do better. And I think it's range is one of the top for production electric vehicles. S has met or beat sales and all Tesla models have large pre and back orders. So, really, what performance are you referring to?
- tn13 11y ago
  I don't have much faith in Consumer Reports may be they wanted to be in good books of Mr. Musk.
jernfrost 11y ago
This is just en eerie reminder of the same sort of dismissals against Steve Jobs: just a sales guy. Just good PR. Unfortunately for you this cheapo trick doesn't work with Elon Musk as it is very well known and documented how razor sharp he is when it comes to science and technology. He did most of the programming himself for his internet startup. He learned rocket science from the ground up without going to uni to get a degree. He impresses people with decades in the rocket industry with his insights and understanding of the subject. Elon Musk understand the technical details of his products exceptionally well. He knows the inside out of the Falcon 9 rocket. This isn't just some sales guy.

by tn13 11y ago

Tesla in general looks like a big mistake to me. Whatever good things Tesla has seen so far is probably because Musk's own personality and PR rather than the actual performance of the car itself.

peeters 11y ago

Why do you say that? I mean every single review I saw of the Model S was fairly deliberate about praising the performance of the car. What's the counter point to that?

vajrabum 11y ago

Have you ridden in one? The performance is ridiculous, to the point of being scary.

njharman 11y ago

What kind of performance? Consumer Reports rated so highly they had to redo their test (it got over 100%). It's acceleration is near supercar territory or just "really fucking fast" with out ludicris. 98% of owners said they'd buy again. Compared to super cars and high end sports cars it's corning sucks. But, 1)remember S is a 4 door sedan not a sports car 2) like to see any electric car with more than 40mi range do better. And I think it's range is one of the top for production electric vehicles. S has met or beat sales and all Tesla models have large pre and back orders. So, really, what performance are you referring to?

tn13 11y ago
I don't have much faith in Consumer Reports may be they wanted to be in good books of Mr. Musk.

jernfrost 11y ago

This is just en eerie reminder of the same sort of dismissals against Steve Jobs: just a sales guy. Just good PR. Unfortunately for you this cheapo trick doesn't work with Elon Musk as it is very well known and documented how razor sharp he is when it comes to science and technology. He did most of the programming himself for his internet startup. He learned rocket science from the ground up without going to uni to get a degree. He impresses people with decades in the rocket industry with his insights and understanding of the subject. Elon Musk understand the technical details of his products exceptionally well. He knows the inside out of the Falcon 9 rocket. This isn't just some sales guy.